Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

What term is given to children who are left alone after school for an hour or more each day?

Children's global self-evaluation, which includes factors such as how well they like themselves or how happy they are, is termed ________.

Summarize the research findings discussed in the video "Why Are Young Girls Dressing so Sexily?" Apply at least one concept that you already know from your text.

Which of the following is a descriptive characteristic of U.S. children who are most likely to live in poverty?

Which of the following is a parenting variable that is related to children's development of the capacity for self-regulation?

Which of the following would most likely be a resilient child?

If you ask a preschooler how people make friends, what are they likely to say? What will a ten-year-old say?

Of the following, which is an example of controlling speech used among middle childhood boys?

Juliya draws conclusions about herself based on her observations of other girls in her class. According to Bandura Juliya is engaging in ________.

What is the one consistent finding across research looking at birth order and its effects on children?

Monica is an only child. Which of the following statements is likely to be true regarding Monica?

Even though television programs such as Bill Nye the Science Guy provide valuable educational material, what's the practical drawback to such programs?

Rejecting comments, manipulation, ordering, challenging, or defiance all define which of the following?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development, a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at which stage?

During the middle-childhood years, disciplinary interactions with parents typically decrease because a child is more capable of ________.

What factors seem to be most important in determining a child's social status?

According to researchers, aggressive and withdrawn are two types of ________ children.

Leticia saw that her friends didn't have training wheels on their bicycles and decided that she could ride better without them. Which two social-cognitive concepts are at work here?

According to Piaget, which of the following children is most likely to recognize that intentions are important when making moral judgments about others' behaviors?

What are Albert Bandura's criticisms of psychoanalytic and trait theories? In his theory, how does he "compensate" for these shortcomings?